Mon., Jan. 5 | 12:09 PM - Wolf earned a tremendous amount of respect from colleagues on both sides of the aisle as someone who is both principled and willing to break with his party when he thought it was in the best interest of his constituents.

Thu., Feb. 26 | 12:00 PM - A federal government decision to cancel the Washington Redskins' trademark because it may be disparaging infringes on free-speech rights and unfairly singles the team out, lawyers argued in court papers filed Monday.

Supervisor Shawn Williams (R) will not seek the county chairmanship, reversing course from a previous announcement. Williams will also not seek re-election for the Broad Run seat. Courtesy Photo

Thu., Feb. 19 | 05:22 PM - The Loudoun Lowdown is a new Times-Mirror buzz section published weekly. Contact the writer at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or on Twitter at @TrevorBaratko.

Thu., Feb. 19 | 03:07 PM - Congresswoman Barbara Comstock on Wednesday announced the Congressional Art Competition for Virginia's 10th District, a competition open to all high schoolers in the Northern Virginia-based district.

Attendees of the 2014 Epicurience wine and food festival post in front of the “LOVE” sign at Morven Park, the center stage for the event. Courtesy Photo/Trevor Baratko

Maddie Peyton (right) and Hayli Maloney (left), two juniors from Loudoun County High School, took to the streets last weekend to place winter hats and scarves on the fence surrounding the county courthouse in Leesburg. Courtesy Photo

Sat., Feb. 14 | 07:10 AM - In late January, the Lovettsville Cooperative Market announced that it finalized a letter of intent to become the anchor store in the long-anticipated retail development in the Town Center.

Thu., Feb. 12 | 03:01 PM - Former Congressman Frank Wolf has co-founded a religious freedom organization, the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, and the group has claimed its first charge: saving Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq from “looming genocide.”

Chrysalis Vineyards is one of the many draws for Middleburg. Courtesy Photo

Wed., Feb. 11 | 08:00 AM - Meet the Loudouns, a hypothetical Loudoun County family living “in the middle.” They live in a townhome in Brambleton valued at $429,000, the mean cost of housing in the county. Their lifestyle is typical for a family balancing jobs, raising children and navigating Loudoun County life.

Corey Stitzel is thoroughly enjoying his first season at Stone Bridge after 13 years as a collegiate coach. “It’s been fun because I’ve never seen a group of kids that want so badly to get better, to make Stone Bridge High School a tradition in boys’ basketball.”—Times-Mirror/Rick Wasser

Sun., Feb. 8 | 02:26 PM - Stone Bridge coach Corey Stitzel has done a few things in the game of basketball. He played four years in high school, two more in college, then 13 years as a collegiate coach at three levels before taking over the Bulldogs' program for this season.

The 28th annual Chocolates Galore event will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 20. Times-Mirror File Photo

Wed., Feb. 4 | 01:39 PM - Do we love cabernet franc here in Virginia? We do. Is viognier splendidly suited for the commonwealth's terroir, deserving of its “Grape of Virginia” status? Indeed.

Waterford’s George Haas, director of the Cydonia Institute, and his colleagues published their study on the Nefertiti face on Mars in the December issue of the Journal of Space Exploration. They’re jumping into the next paper and hope to inform the public on the conversation surrounding the surface of Mars. Times-Mirror/Rick Wasser